*** I'm not sure there is a way to stop it and even if there was there are
soooo many programs that would allow you to read /etc/passwd (basically
anything with a open file dialog). I wouldn't waste my time with
it. /etc/passwd has always been readable to the users (just make sure
/etc/shadow is not).



On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Zoilo wrote:

> A small problem with using a browser in a kiosk-like setup is that it allows 
> the user not only to visit webs-sites (eg "http://www.ltsp.org";), but also to 
> browse the local file-system (eg "file://etc/passwd").
> 
> How can I stop this?
> 
> I have not yet tried running local apps, but would think that in that case it 
> can only see the exported root-file system (/opt/ltsp/i386), correct?
> 
> Z.
> 
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